Monetary policy before and after the euro: Evidence from Greece

Empirical Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 621-643

  Arghyrou, Michael G ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Compatibility; EMU; Greece; Monetary policy; Non linear

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; EUROPEAN UNION; INFLATION; INTEREST RATE; MONETARY POLICY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 67349188437     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-008-0216-z     Document Type: Article

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